High-Stress Job Doubles Risk of Depression

[minxy]

A survey of workers in their early thirties found that those in high-stress jobs were twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety as those who held low-stress positions.

According to the researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, high-stress jobs were those involving deadlines, the possibility of public failure, hard physical labor and no encouragement or support. Low-stress jobs had no deadlines, greater flexibility and no fear of public failure.

The survey, conducted for one year among 1,000 people aged 32 in a wide range of occupations, found 15 per cent of those in high-stress jobs suffered a first episode of clinical depression or anxiety during that year, compared with 8 per cent in low-stress jobs. Women were generally more affected than men. People who had previously suffered depression or anxiety and those with "negative" personalities who were more likely to complain were eliminated from the study.

The study was published in the August issue of the journal Psychological Medicine

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minxy.

[Mesandy]

hello minxy, ur right high-stress job doubles risk of depression and i have gone through it and thanks for the good post , it would help members outhere .

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mesandy:)

[louieann34]

Hi Minxy,

I agree that high-stress jobs were twice as likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than those who had low-stress positions.

Thank you so much for this information Minxy...This is really a good info for every people out there whose been or who is in these kind of situation now.

Thanks again Minxy...Have a nice day!!! Take care and God Bless.